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Its a month AFTER my birthday...so I'll post the photo I want to!

This is my favourite photo of the little blue super-hero.

its the end of the day! A long day that started at work at 5.30am to get ready from my 8am-10am lecture!

This is the photo to cheer me up/keep me awake!

KIP (knitting in progress)

I had hopes of finishing both of these while I was in the US....but progress is happening.

The lemon is kidsetta mohair and will be a little lace necktie for the lovely Sarah (sister-in-law). The chunky wool knit is a scarf for THE brother. The necktie is 2/3 finished and the scarf (this weekends effort) 1/2 finished....

Cat Curfew: 5 days on

He is lovely old thing. Rumours of him being a cat terrorist are greatly overstated. In this photo above- he is enjoying being in the OUTSIDE world....He is being brought in ~ 5/6pm and then having to stay in till ~ 6am/7am the next morning.

I feel he has made it clear that using the kitty litter is an indignanty but he is willing to submit in times of great need...as long as he IS NOT WATCHED.....

If a cat could roll his eyes...then THE cat has been rolling his eyes at me. He thinks I have lost it and am going through a phase.

this picture shows one of my current issues...finding a kitty litter tray that will accomodate his rather large rear end...

The end of the blog.....OR new beginnings....

Hmmmm. The Camp Calcium related content of this blog is dropping off isn't it....

I am thinking of continuing on with the blog though...and moving it to maybe something like J9Blog.....
What do you think?
I think some continuing issues need continuing blogging. For example here are some topics I would like to follow/blog on

1. The search for good tea....Australia and beyond
2. Behaviour managment and escapades of THE cat
3. Zak!
4. Denise!
5. Can Anything compare to the good food of the Lafayette Farmer's Market? (which can expand to exciting fresh produce food finds....)
6. The Four Seasons Duck club- meeting reports and travel awards
7. News from ANYONE associated with Camp Calcium!
8. The continuing journeys and sightings of the Langsford SheepCrush hat
9. Silly things Janine has done etc etc
10. Super Grover news....
etc

Does that have any interest to anyone other than me! I am thinking of one or two entries per week with photos of course.

Will let you know if the blog site is moving!
Off again to get THE cat indoors and away from terrorising anyone (other than me!)

THE cat....fiend or innocent victim? HELP needed...

Have a problem- and would like comments from my blog friends!

I got this anonymous letter- laser printed on orange paper- in my mail in the last couple of days (don't know yet how many OR if other neighbours got too...)

It says and I quote

Do you own a Large Tabby Cat?
As one of your neighbours we are concerned that a large, black, tabby cat has been terrorizing our elderly cat for a number of months now, causing our cat to become timid and unwell. It no longer leaves what it thinks to be the safety of the verandah- but it is not safe even there.

If the cat is yours we would appreciate your making some attemps to keep it home. It currently visits our house at least once a day and often at night, causing a fight as it encroaches on our cat's territory.

If the 'TERROR CAMPAIGN' continues we will have no option but to call the council and have the cat trapped.

Could they be referring to THE cat? see picture above (NOTE: pose =butter wouldn't melt in my mouth)

Apart from the reference to Tabby it could well fit him.
I have found a picture of a black tabby on the web which looks like the following....



But some trusted persons of great intelligence have said I am deluded if I don't think it is THE cat, he is large, he has been at a loose end over the last months (and thus possible ACTING OUT)...and I have suspected by the chunks missing from his ears that he is not above scrapping with cats. He is also often out for part of the night....
In his defence he is VERY lovely with me...and other HUMANS....

What do you think- could it be him? could he be the LARGE TABBY CAT? could he be confused for Tabby leaving the scene of a crime (his back is mainly black....its the chest that is white....)

in the mean time I am keeping him in at nights (bought kitty litter last night!)....and will ask some questions of neighbours...and ring the council and find out what could happen to him

Please leave some comments.....

This weeks Zakarama...baseball dude

he is beautiful! this is a baseball T-shirt purchased by Deb in the USA for young Mr Zak.

Attempt (?sad?) to recreate blueberry magic...

Must be homesick (? can you be homesick for a place not your home?) for Purdue, Indiana etc....as invited Deb Kerr over for buttermilk blueberry pancakes on Sunday breakfast.

Of course- had to use frozen blueberries! I wonder where the frozen blueberries when sold in WA come from? Tasmania? New Zealand? Michigan?....well one thing is for sure- not Berdine's blueberry farm (see previous post).

Than pancakes were very tasty- as this messy food photo sort of shows (kept being eaten before a STACK was formed).....good tea too!



But! kitchen disaster area!....stuck first pancake to a grill plate (non-stick my foot!)- had to change cooking implements...then burnt one...set off smoke alarm...freaked out guest (Deb) and THE cat a bit.....



still cleaning up.....

Still being spoilt...now in Perth

Love coming home- when you have been away for your birthday and you get belated presents!

Here are two 'vintage' presents with a yarn theme- one a lovely knitting bag made for my by my Nanna Holmes- with lovely hand embroidery- LOVE It! and the other an crocheted owl tea cosy- was Denise's Nan's! I think it is wonderful and am looking for a brown tea pot to complement it....because you can NEVER have too many tea pots!



Also the lovely Deb Kerr- bought me a Cat coffee table book- Catalicious (I think)- here is my favourite photo of Big Boy Puss (reminds me VERY much of another cat....- have seen exactly the same look- girth and size from him also!)



and today I got flowers from a friend brought to my house to welcome me back....




and for lunch today the Nutrition program staff have brought in a cake to share for my welcome back...I should be providing the cake because it is their help and support that enabled me to go to Purdue in the first place......but am happy to eat cake cooked by Dr Jill!